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Connecting from windows to debian server with a remote desktop using x2go

written on 4 March 2018
1. Install openbox or any other desktop environment 2. Install x2go server on the remote machine (change distribution "stretch" as needed): ``` $ sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keys.gnupg.net E1F958385BFE2B6E $ echo 'deb http://packages.x2go.org/debian stretch main' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/x2go.list $ sudo apt update && sudo apt install x2goserver x2goserver-xsession ``` 4. There is a windows client for x2go ([https://code.x2go.org/releases/](https://code.x2go.org/releases/))